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bush, the time he spent in ohio, florida, pennsylvania, and you can certainly find examples of presidents attending to the electoral concerns, but i said what we see if we look at it systematically, if we looked at it over decades, with the presidents do, what patterns would play out and is there a disproportionate focus on the electoral matters to the estimates and what did you fight? >> the short answer is that we have seen a substantial increase in the time that presidents devote to electoral concerns. and the clear indicator is fund-raising. if a president goes to ohio to years before the election is either because it is one of the largest states because he cares about the good people of ohio or because it is likely to edge in the presidential election? that is a bit harder to say, but what is unambiguously electoral is the presidential fund-raising. and that we have seen escalate over the past three and a half decades. we've also seen a rise in strategic travel and disproportionate focus on battleground states and the key nominating states. not just in the election year that struck t
bush, the time he spent in ohio, florida, pennsylvania, and you can certainly find examples of presidents attending to the electoral concerns, but i said what we see if we look at it systematically, if we looked at it over decades, with the presidents do, what patterns would play out and is there a disproportionate focus on the electoral matters to the estimates and what did you fight? >> the short answer is that we have seen a substantial increase in the time that presidents devote to...
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was president bush's first term when there was a lot of focus on the time he spent in ohio, florida, pennsylvania. and you can certainly find examples of presidents, but i said but would receive for systematically, over decades, everything presidents do? what patterns to play out and is there a disproportionate focus on a lecture on matters? >> host: what did you find? >> guest: we've seen a substantial increase in the time presidents to vote to electoral concern. the clear indicators that the president goes to ohio two years before the election, is either because it's one of the largest states or because he cares about the people of ohio or the presidential election. that's a bit harder to say. but what is unambiguously electoral is presidential fundraising and that is seen as kuwait over the past three and a half decades. we've also seen a rise in strategic travel and disproportionate focus on battleground states and key nominating states. not just an election year, but throughout the president's term in office and we have seen an internalization of electoral decision-making in the white house
was president bush's first term when there was a lot of focus on the time he spent in ohio, florida, pennsylvania. and you can certainly find examples of presidents, but i said but would receive for systematically, over decades, everything presidents do? what patterns to play out and is there a disproportionate focus on a lecture on matters? >> host: what did you find? >> guest: we've seen a substantial increase in the time presidents to vote to electoral concern. the clear...
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one town in pennsylvania asking for a special tax for an emergency ambulance service. and some in california are suing for extra control for wildfires. gary b, you say it's getting out of control? >> absolutely, most of these cities are cash strapped. they're financially mismanaged and it's an opportunity for them to put one more hand in the taxpayers' pockets. look, the root of this is not that they ned more money, they need to spend what they have more efficiently and overburdened with pensions they can't pay and they have too many government employees on the payroll and they're badly run, and asking a taxpayer to fund government inefficiency is the wrong way to go. >> brenda: well, jonas, we're already paying taxes, isn't that supposed to be covering what we get for this? >> well, those income taxes are artificially low. a lot of states like california are putting through a lot of tax increases. and we talked about the president, but california has a proposition to super tax million dollar earners, you need regress seive taxes to go along with that, and charging fee
one town in pennsylvania asking for a special tax for an emergency ambulance service. and some in california are suing for extra control for wildfires. gary b, you say it's getting out of control? >> absolutely, most of these cities are cash strapped. they're financially mismanaged and it's an opportunity for them to put one more hand in the taxpayers' pockets. look, the root of this is not that they ned more money, they need to spend what they have more efficiently and overburdened with...
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is the longest serving censure in pennsylvania history. watch senator specter at the supreme court's hearings. take questions on health care policy during town halls, and talk about congressional, presidential politics over the course of his 30 year term in congress. all that and more, online at c- span videvideo.org >> c-span brings a special perspective on to what is happening in washington. if something is going on in the house or the senate, and something will go on, c-span covers...
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law stalls in pennsylvania. that's next on "viewpoint." economy on barack obama is kinda like blaming your hangover on the guy making breakfast. i like mitt romney but i'm sorry. they guy has flipped more than a crack house mattress. this campaign has become so toxic, beverly hills housewives are now injecting it into their foreheads. (vo) so current gave him a weekly show. >> i love romney's debate style, but i tell you, if i could be that stiff for 90 minutes, i'd ... (vo) we probably won't regret it. >> eliot: it was supposed to be the thing that would help mitt romney win the state of pennsylvania. don't take my word for it. here's pennsylvania state house republican leader mike turzai in june. >> voter i.d. which will allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> eliot: actually, not quite done. on tuesday, a pennsylvania judge ruled that state officials cannot enforce this controversial new law in next month's presidential election. the reason as judge robert simpson who had upheld the l
law stalls in pennsylvania. that's next on "viewpoint." economy on barack obama is kinda like blaming your hangover on the guy making breakfast. i like mitt romney but i'm sorry. they guy has flipped more than a crack house mattress. this campaign has become so toxic, beverly hills housewives are now injecting it into their foreheads. (vo) so current gave him a weekly show. >> i love romney's debate style, but i tell you, if i could be that stiff for 90 minutes, i'd ... (vo) we...
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in pennsylvania in this election. you can. listen. >> thank you for calling the pennsylvania department of state bureau of commissions, elections, and legislation. press one for english. [ speaking in foreign language ] press one for information on pennsylvania's new voter i.d. law. press two for -- [ bleep ] >> hello. all pennsylvania voters will be required to show a photo i.d. before voting at a polling place beginning with the november 2012 general election. all photo i.d.s must be current and contain an expiration date unless otherwise noted. >> so that was our scoop last night. our bad scoop. because what you just heard there from the state of pennsylvania is not the law. but it's what the state of pennsylvania was telling people anyway as of yesterday afternoon on the phone line that the state was telling people to call if they had any questions or if they were at all confused about voting this year. so say anybody who doesn't have a driver's license and was calling the state to find out if they can vote, as of yesterda
in pennsylvania in this election. you can. listen. >> thank you for calling the pennsylvania department of state bureau of commissions, elections, and legislation. press one for english. [ speaking in foreign language ] press one for information on pennsylvania's new voter i.d. law. press two for -- [ bleep ] >> hello. all pennsylvania voters will be required to show a photo i.d. before voting at a polling place beginning with the november 2012 general election. all photo i.d.s must...
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he's from pennsylvania, i'm from wisconsin. you know what the unemployment rate in scranton is today? >> i sure do. >> it's 10%. >> yeah. >> you know what it was the day you guys came in? 8.5%. that's how it's going all around america. >> reporter: for a vice presidential debate, the stakes were high tonight. after mitt romney's big win in denver and president obama's no-show performance there, biden needed to stop the bleeding. ryan was going for the jugular, seeking to build the momentum republicans are feeling. >> the next time you hear them say, don't worry about it, we'll get a few wealthy people to pay their fair share, watch out, middle class. the tax bill is coming to you. >> reporter: there was a stark generation gap on that stage tonight. joe biden, born in 1942, is older than the baby boomers. paul ryan, born in 1970, is younger than the baby boomers. and ryan looks it. today, "time" magazine published photos taken last year and on newsstands friday of ryan flexing his impressive guns, a backwards baseball cap and ea
he's from pennsylvania, i'm from wisconsin. you know what the unemployment rate in scranton is today? >> i sure do. >> it's 10%. >> yeah. >> you know what it was the day you guys came in? 8.5%. that's how it's going all around america. >> reporter: for a vice presidential debate, the stakes were high tonight. after mitt romney's big win in denver and president obama's no-show performance there, biden needed to stop the bleeding. ryan was going for the jugular,...
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that is not the law at all in pennsylvania. you don't have to have a driver's license or any other id in pennsylvania. but when you call the state's number to figure out how to vote. that is what you get. as of today. so, naturally when we got that recording one of our producers called back and asked why. why the confusing website. >> okay. but your out going message is actually like sending not just a mixed message but an in core ect message to the voters right now. >> can you change that do you think? >> yes. for something like that. it is important to call us and contact us like you are doing right now.
that is not the law at all in pennsylvania. you don't have to have a driver's license or any other id in pennsylvania. but when you call the state's number to figure out how to vote. that is what you get. as of today. so, naturally when we got that recording one of our producers called back and asked why. why the confusing website. >> okay. but your out going message is actually like sending not just a mixed message but an in core ect message to the voters right now. >> can you...
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they gave mitt romney solid democratic states like new mexico and pennsylvania. really? polls should be a snapshot of the current state of the race and there's no doubt mitt romney is benefitting from his debate performance last week. but over "the new york times," the forecast shows president obama still holds a 70% chance of winning the election. the percentage is back in line with the state of the race before the political conventions. president obama made some gains after the dnc. mitt romney erased those gains in the debate. so the race is back to where it was in august. eight years ago today, cnn poll after the first presidential poll put john kerry on top of george bush by one percentage point. the race is close. this should surprise no one in america. every vote is going to count. there's been bipartisan agreement about a close race for months. >> this race, as we say in the south, it's as tight as a tick on a dog and it's going to stay that way until november. >> nothing is set in concrete. >> this is a very tight race. we've always believed that there's very li
they gave mitt romney solid democratic states like new mexico and pennsylvania. really? polls should be a snapshot of the current state of the race and there's no doubt mitt romney is benefitting from his debate performance last week. but over "the new york times," the forecast shows president obama still holds a 70% chance of winning the election. the percentage is back in line with the state of the race before the political conventions. president obama made some gains after the dnc....
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he would have to change something else on the map, take away pennsylvania, take away michigan, if the president can win ohio, wisconsin and oiowa. these guys will be camping out in midwest, paying income tax there. >> we'll watch for you and everyone else talking about the debate. our coverage on cnn and cnn.com begins at 7:00 eastern this evening. >>> coming up next, dan rather joins me live on today's political climate and the questions he would love to ask both the president and mitt romney tonight. do not miss this conversation here. >>> plus, the titles that made lance armstrong a legend are now gone. stripped away in today's bombshell here, his breaking point. [ man ] in hong kong, on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone
he would have to change something else on the map, take away pennsylvania, take away michigan, if the president can win ohio, wisconsin and oiowa. these guys will be camping out in midwest, paying income tax there. >> we'll watch for you and everyone else talking about the debate. our coverage on cnn and cnn.com begins at 7:00 eastern this evening. >>> coming up next, dan rather joins me live on today's political climate and the questions he would love to ask both the president...
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ai was in pennsylvania with someone that just graduated. this was in philadelphia. she said, i've got my degree, i can't find a job. i've got three part-time jobs. they're just barely enough to pay for my food and pay for an apartment. i can't begin to pay back my student loans. we have to do two things. we have to make it easier for kids to afford college, and make sure when they get out of college there's a job. when i was governor of massachusetts to get a high school degree you had to pass an exam. if you graduated in the top quarter of your class, we gave you a john and abigail adams scholarship, four years tuition free to the college of your choice in massachusetts. it's a public institution. i want to make sure we keep our pell grant program growing. we'll also have our loan program so that people are able to afford school, but the key thing is to make sure you can get a job when you get out of school. what's happened over the last four years has been very, very hard for america's young people. i want you to be able to get a job. i know what it takes to get t
ai was in pennsylvania with someone that just graduated. this was in philadelphia. she said, i've got my degree, i can't find a job. i've got three part-time jobs. they're just barely enough to pay for my food and pay for an apartment. i can't begin to pay back my student loans. we have to do two things. we have to make it easier for kids to afford college, and make sure when they get out of college there's a job. when i was governor of massachusetts to get a high school degree you had to pass...
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president obama in pennsylvania with a 4-point lead. the president down three points in just the span of a couple weeks. in ohio president obama up by 5 points in a poll released over the weekend. in florida it's mitt romney up by 1 point in north carolina. in virginia romney by 1 point. in iowa the latest poll shows the race to be tied. a new "usa today" gallup poll of the swing states shows mitt romney with an overall 4-point lead in the swing states combined. just as the romney campaign is complaining about the methodology of the poll of early voters that shows president obama with a nearly 30-point margin among early voters, now it's the obama campaign's turn to complain for the first time about the methodology in this new swing state poll. the chief pollster releasing a memo attacking this "usa today" gallup poll as unsound. whatever you think about the methodology, you can see why the obama campaign would be worried about a poll like this. if other polls bare out this margin in swing states specifically, that would imply there's b
president obama in pennsylvania with a 4-point lead. the president down three points in just the span of a couple weeks. in ohio president obama up by 5 points in a poll released over the weekend. in florida it's mitt romney up by 1 point in north carolina. in virginia romney by 1 point. in iowa the latest poll shows the race to be tied. a new "usa today" gallup poll of the swing states shows mitt romney with an overall 4-point lead in the swing states combined. just as the romney...
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the former pennsylvania senator died today at the age of 82. you can see more of that on c-span 3 today beginning at 4:40 eastern or on our website. >> the thing about eisenhower is that he would never tell anybody whether he was going to use nuclear weapons. why is this important? >> because in the 1950's when nuclear weapons were new and we threatened to use them at various stages. but nobody ever knew whether he meant it. and of course to be credible as a deterrent you have to be credible and he never told anybody. and i was fascinated by that notion. talk about the lonliness of command. what could be a greater command decision than that. here is a guy that ran the allied invasion in world war ii but now he's president and has a greater level of responsibility at a time when nuclear weapons are new. soviets are getting them and we've got them. tactical nuclear weapons, h bombs. are we going to use these things or not? he used them as a tool basically to avoid any war. >> even thomas on eisenhower's bluff tonight at 8:00 on c-span. >> on frid
the former pennsylvania senator died today at the age of 82. you can see more of that on c-span 3 today beginning at 4:40 eastern or on our website. >> the thing about eisenhower is that he would never tell anybody whether he was going to use nuclear weapons. why is this important? >> because in the 1950's when nuclear weapons were new and we threatened to use them at various stages. but nobody ever knew whether he meant it. and of course to be credible as a deterrent you have to be...
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the romney campaign is up with a new ad in pennsylvania. curiously. let's listen to one part of it. >> obama: if somebody wants to build a coal fire plant, they can. it is just that it will bankrupt them. >> announcer: obama kept that promise and pennsylvania coal paid the price. >> jennifer: so the romney war room wants to keep it close in pennsylvania. how are democrats going to keep the president's lead with attention focused on the storm aftermath? >> well, they can hope for that. some days i hope my hair will come back but that's not going to happen. [ laughter ] this is straight out of the republican playbook. this is nothing but the old okey-doke. they want to act like they can actually do something in places where they know pretty much the ball game is over. president obama is going to win pennsylvania. they know that. we know that. everybody knows that. yet they want to act like by running some action ds -- ads at the last possible minute. we're within seven days of the election. pennsylvanians know that romney economics don't work. they know
the romney campaign is up with a new ad in pennsylvania. curiously. let's listen to one part of it. >> obama: if somebody wants to build a coal fire plant, they can. it is just that it will bankrupt them. >> announcer: obama kept that promise and pennsylvania coal paid the price. >> jennifer: so the romney war room wants to keep it close in pennsylvania. how are democrats going to keep the president's lead with attention focused on the storm aftermath? >> well, they can...
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states like pennsylvania that weren't even in play. so it puts the president in a position that he really has to hit a home run. and that's very hard to walk into a town hall debate format and accomplish that type of thing. i think that he does have to knock it out of the park p. i think it's a tough thing for him to do because romney is a strong debater and i expect another strong romney performance. >> first read makes this point about tonight, they were saying that tonight is all about suburban women and it's been obama's democratic firewall over time. and romney has made progress with them on his favorite ability rating and on handling the economy, but not on ballot tests. now, tonight will tell us whether he continues to make progress. what's your thought here, does obama need to bring in women's issues earlier and more prominently in the debate? >> i think he does. and i wrote for msnbc.com today that this is an area where frankly i think the reason you've seen romney do a little better in the polls is because these issues didn't
states like pennsylvania that weren't even in play. so it puts the president in a position that he really has to hit a home run. and that's very hard to walk into a town hall debate format and accomplish that type of thing. i think that he does have to knock it out of the park p. i think it's a tough thing for him to do because romney is a strong debater and i expect another strong romney performance. >> first read makes this point about tonight, they were saying that tonight is all about...
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but i think spending money on ads in pennsylvania and michigan is a waste of money. if they want to waste their money there, more power to them. barack obama is going to win those two states. i think at the end of these campaigns now, there's a law of diminishing returns. each side has so much money, i don't think money is going to be the deciding factor. you have two candidates with very different values and visions for the future. and people will figure that out and i think some of the spending is going to be a waste of money. >> you know, chris, when you look at those blue states you just mentioned pennsylvania, maine, it's not at the presidential level. it's about the senatorial level. who would have thought bob casey in pennsylvania would be running neck in neck with a republican opponent? >> these are presidential ads they're buying. >> but those coat tails obviously have an effect at the state level in terms of voter turnout. although it's not a waste of money. it's strategic. these are very smard individuals. they're not going to throw good money after bad. w
but i think spending money on ads in pennsylvania and michigan is a waste of money. if they want to waste their money there, more power to them. barack obama is going to win those two states. i think at the end of these campaigns now, there's a law of diminishing returns. each side has so much money, i don't think money is going to be the deciding factor. you have two candidates with very different values and visions for the future. and people will figure that out and i think some of the...
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ann romney who is leading the effort to get women to vote republican was in the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> find an independent that voted for barack obama last time or a democrat that voted for barack obama last time. and say how have the last four years been? you want the same thing. go ahead. you want a change for a better prosperous future? vote for mitt romney. >> jennifer: paul ryan voted for the lilly ledbetter act. romney has always pledged to defund planned parenthood, would appoint supreme court justices who would overturn rowee v. wade. and the president has to call this out. republicans are arguing from freedom from regulation, unless of course you are a woman. don't worry your pretty little heads about it gals. even with all of this it is not the time folks to get respondent. the poll actually has a very small sample size. not that i want to complain about the polls like some other campaigns have so don't take it from me, "new york times" polling guru tweeted this . . . and by the way nate silver now puts the president's reelection chances at 66%, which is a 3 point jump fr
ann romney who is leading the effort to get women to vote republican was in the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> find an independent that voted for barack obama last time or a democrat that voted for barack obama last time. and say how have the last four years been? you want the same thing. go ahead. you want a change for a better prosperous future? vote for mitt romney. >> jennifer: paul ryan voted for the lilly ledbetter act. romney has always pledged to defund planned...
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in pennsylvania on october 2nd, a judge ruled pennsylvania voters will not have to show i.d. in order to vote in november. he put that law on ice back on october 2nd. look at this. almost two weeks later a billboard in voter id. and now a billboard in spanish, [ speaking in span inish ] . if you want to vote, show it. especially if you live in the latino part of philly. it takes time. but seriously, nobody in charge noticed that giant billboard the one that would make people think th that they wouldn't be allowed to vote? the billboard won't be changed for another couple of weeks. confusion is its own form of voter supression. and so is fear. weeks ago, a member of the clevela cleveland, ohio voter board. reads voter fraud is a felonfel. you can practically hear the gavel banging. the sign says that the money came from a private family foundation. the councilwoman wanted to know if her poor neighborhood was the only one equating with a lengthy prison sentence. the wan ser wanswer was no. dozens of them have been spotted all over ohio. 30 of them in the hard-luck precincts of
in pennsylvania on october 2nd, a judge ruled pennsylvania voters will not have to show i.d. in order to vote in november. he put that law on ice back on october 2nd. look at this. almost two weeks later a billboard in voter id. and now a billboard in spanish, [ speaking in span inish ] . if you want to vote, show it. especially if you live in the latino part of philly. it takes time. but seriously, nobody in charge noticed that giant billboard the one that would make people think th that they...
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several states of emergency including new york, pennsylvania, maryland. a limited state of emergency has been issued for maine and as of now the national hurricane center says several tropical storm watches and warnings are in effect for tparts of the carolina. >>> let's bring in meteorologist alaxandria stele. winds close to 70 miles per hour, but how soon could it return to hurricane strength. >> we could see it return late tomorrow but because this has been downgraded to a tropical storm. we're talking tropical storm force winds extended out from the center 450 miles. this is a massive storm. really nothing like this we've seen. what we've got is really a combination. a powerful and really potentially deadly and has been hybrid storm. so, here's the deal. here's the tropical storm. 70-mile-per-hour winds and want to give you the breath and depth and scope of this thing. the west side of it is in the gulf and the east side of this windshie wind shield is in the atlantic ocean. what makes this so different? well, here's what it is. normally this time of
several states of emergency including new york, pennsylvania, maryland. a limited state of emergency has been issued for maine and as of now the national hurricane center says several tropical storm watches and warnings are in effect for tparts of the carolina. >>> let's bring in meteorologist alaxandria stele. winds close to 70 miles per hour, but how soon could it return to hurricane strength. >> we could see it return late tomorrow but because this has been downgraded to a...
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obama leading in pennsylvania by 2, the right poll showing a tie in nevada. the president up in new hampshire by 6 points. and really the one poll we waited on all day, the one poll that might matter more than any other single piece of data, the one piece we got today, president obama holding on to a 4-point lead in ohio. let's poll this one out. this is a cnn number from this afternoon. barack obama with an edge of 4 points in ohio, which is just outside the margin of error. it's far less than the 9-point leads in the survey not long ago. i should say to democrats and obama supporters, i'm sorry if i unleashed those numbers on you with a mature content warning label. but my friend e.j. dionne will be with us later. he says, i was talking with an old friend who was one of the nonpartisan polling outfits. we were discussing the large shifts in some of the polls on the presidential election and the feedback he receives whenever he puts out new numbers that make one side or the other unhappy. he offered an observation so priceless it needs to be shared. he said
obama leading in pennsylvania by 2, the right poll showing a tie in nevada. the president up in new hampshire by 6 points. and really the one poll we waited on all day, the one poll that might matter more than any other single piece of data, the one piece we got today, president obama holding on to a 4-point lead in ohio. let's poll this one out. this is a cnn number from this afternoon. barack obama with an edge of 4 points in ohio, which is just outside the margin of error. it's far less than...
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in psychology from the university of pennsylvania. professor haith, welcome to cato. >> thanks so much john. there's a pleasure and honor to be here at cato. i never been here before but i've been reading and learning about libertarians for a long time. study more foundation of politics. my jumping off point for the talk today is little in line with david and emily's paper. as typical national poll none of national polls offered response to libertarians. everyone assume you're libertarian or conservative but there's a single dimension. they ask the question, what happens if you do. what do you learn if you allow the libertarians to distinguish themselves from liberals and conservative. you'll see the paper if you read their paper, you found there are big differences in demographics. libertarians are more educated, more male and less religious. you find differences on social policy. but my question is, what about personality? what kinds of people are they? not just what they believe. what are their personality trait. i ask this because
in psychology from the university of pennsylvania. professor haith, welcome to cato. >> thanks so much john. there's a pleasure and honor to be here at cato. i never been here before but i've been reading and learning about libertarians for a long time. study more foundation of politics. my jumping off point for the talk today is little in line with david and emily's paper. as typical national poll none of national polls offered response to libertarians. everyone assume you're libertarian...
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your question is one that's being asked by college kids all across the country, as in pennsylvania with someone who just graduated. and she said i have gotten my degree and i have not gotten a job. i can't begin to pay back my student loans. we have to makes it easier for kids to afford college and also make sure that when they get out of college, there's a job. when i was governor of massachusetts, to get a high school degree you had to pass an exam, if you graduated in the top quarter of your class, we gave you a scholarship to a four-year degree. i want to make sure we keep our pell grant program growing, and also our loan program so people are able to afford school. but the key thing is to make sure you can get a job when you get out of school. it's been very, very hard for america's young people. i want you have to a job. i know what it takes to get going. to graduate without a job, without a college level job, that's just unacceptable. and you've got more and more debt on your back. so more jobs and les debt. i know what it takes to create good jobs and to make sure you have the o
your question is one that's being asked by college kids all across the country, as in pennsylvania with someone who just graduated. and she said i have gotten my degree and i have not gotten a job. i can't begin to pay back my student loans. we have to makes it easier for kids to afford college and also make sure that when they get out of college, there's a job. when i was governor of massachusetts, to get a high school degree you had to pass an exam, if you graduated in the top quarter of your...
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i was in pennsylvania with someone who just graduated. this is a philadelphia. she said she got her degree and she cannot find a job. she has three part-time jobs. they are barely enough to pay for food and apartment. she cannot begin to pay her student loans. we have to make sure we can make it easier for kids to afford college. also, that there is a job when they get out. when i was the governor of massachusetts, you had to pass an exam to get a high school diploma. we gave you four years tuitions -- tuition free to the college of choice if you scored high. we will have a loan program so people are able to afford school. the key thing is to make sure you get a job when you get out. what has happened over the last four years has been very hard for america's young people. i want you to get a job. i know what it takes to get this economy going. with applicant -- with half of college kids graduating this year without a job and a college-level job, that is unacceptable. you have more debt on your back. more debt, less jobs. i will change that. i know what it takes
i was in pennsylvania with someone who just graduated. this is a philadelphia. she said she got her degree and she cannot find a job. she has three part-time jobs. they are barely enough to pay for food and apartment. she cannot begin to pay her student loans. we have to make sure we can make it easier for kids to afford college. also, that there is a job when they get out. when i was the governor of massachusetts, you had to pass an exam to get a high school diploma. we gave you four years...
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in fact, just recently, steel workers in ohio and throughout the midwest, pennsylvania, are in a position now to sell steel to china because we won that case. we had a tire case in which they were flooding us with cheap domestic tires, our cheap chinese tigers, and we put -- tires, ande put a stop to it save jobs throughout america. i have to say that governor romney criticized me for being too tough in that tire case, said this wouldn't be good for american workers and it would be protectionist. i will tell it you those workers don't feel that way. they feel as if they had finally an administration who was going to take this issue seriously. over the long term, in order for us to compete with china, we have also got to make sure though that we are taking care of business here at home. if we don't have the best education system in the world, if we don't continue to put money into research and technology, that will allow us to create great businesses here in the united states, that's how we lose the competition and unfortunately, governor romney's budget and his proposals would not allow u
in fact, just recently, steel workers in ohio and throughout the midwest, pennsylvania, are in a position now to sell steel to china because we won that case. we had a tire case in which they were flooding us with cheap domestic tires, our cheap chinese tigers, and we put -- tires, ande put a stop to it save jobs throughout america. i have to say that governor romney criticized me for being too tough in that tire case, said this wouldn't be good for american workers and it would be...